Ad hoc committee report on Decision XXVI/11: IAI Strategic Plan

The Ad hoc committee report on Decision XXVI/11 outlines the development and structure of the IAI Strategic Plan (2019–2044). The plan establishes a 25-year roadmap for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research to bridge science and policy, focusing on three primary themes: meeting the needs of Parties to address global environmental change, science for the sustainability of the Americas, and the long-term sustainability of the IAI organization.

• The IAI Strategic Plan covers a 25-year planning interval from 2019 to 2044, with specific actions designed for shorter 3-to-6-year timeframes to align with the tenure of the IAI Executive Director.
• The Strategic Plan is organized into three core themes: Theme I focuses on meeting the needs of Parties to address global environmental change problems; Theme II focuses on science for the sustainability of the Americas; and Theme III focuses on the sustainability of the IAI as an organization.
• Under Theme II, the IAI identifies eight specific goals for the sustainability of the Americas: poverty and equality, food security, water security, energy security, climate action, human health and wellbeing, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and clean air, water, and soil.
• The IAI aims to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of its activities by establishing an endowment fund with a target of 100 million USD within ten years.
• The IAI intends to expand its membership by working with existing Parties to assist four nations in Central America and the Caribbean in joining the organization by 2022.
• The plan emphasizes the use of transdisciplinary research and open science, requiring that all IAI-sponsored research follow the IAI Open Data Policy and Principles and that literature be freely available.
• The IAI Directorate is instructed to review and adjust the Strategic Plan at least every three years and provide implementation reports at each Conference of the Parties.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2019). Ad hoc committee report on Decision XXVI/11: IAI Strategic Plan. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-27-14-en_3.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Ad hoc committee report on Decision XXVI/11: IAI Strategic Plan. 2019. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-27-14-en_3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2019hoc, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Ad hoc committee report on Decision XXVI/11: IAI Strategic Plan}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-27-14-en_3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }